Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was a great heroe for many South American countries, such as Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador. He helped organize military forces to liberate the northern part of South American countries from the Spanish rule. He helped many countries to gain their Independence and their rights. Simon Bolivar lived in Caracas, Venezuela and was married to a Spanish woman. He was convinced that it was his country's turn of Independence from Spain, so after a couple of years of fighting for it he finally freed Venezuel in 1821. Bolivia was one of the countries that Simon Bolivar helped to gain its Indepence, which in honor was named after him.

People in Latin American started to hear about all the French Revolutions and American Revolutions that were going on. They liked what they heard about every man being equal and treated the same way. So they started their own revolution. Haita was the first black colony to gain its Indepence with the revolt of about 100,000 slaves. The revolutions of Latin America were pretty quick. The entire continent of South America had won its Independence from European powers, in 20 years.